We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Michigan Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
173,284 88.99% $74,073 H-1B
17,952 9.22% $292,440 PERM
2,175 1.12% $30,119 H-2A
1,322 0.68% $78,602 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Michigan has seen a total of 194,733 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Michigan is the H-1B visa with 173,284 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 88.99% of Michigan's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 17,952 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.22% of Michigan's total visas.

Top Occupations in Michigan (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer and Information Research Scientists 232 $83,090 84.67%
Computer Hardware Engineers 220 $74,908 80.29%
Validation Engineers 216 $75,487 79.12%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 208 $43,896 76.47%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 206 $63,756 80.47%
Marketing Managers 205 $99,422 83.33%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 196 $42,605 80.00%
Mechatronics Engineers 189 $83,117 77.78%
Physicists 182 $63,537 81.98%
Financial Managers 179 $102,075 81.74%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dentists, General 22 $7,724,414 43.14%
Food Scientists and Technologists 21 $67,276 42.86%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $45,281 43.75%
Computer Network Architects 21 $108,620 43.75%
Cooks, Restaurant 19 $26,258 40.43%
Biomedical Engineers 19 $65,651 40.43%
Family and General Practitioners 19 $119,420 41.30%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $56,363 37.78%
Lawyers 17 $94,831 38.64%
Cost Estimators 16 $52,796 36.36%
Michigan Employees Over Time
Michigan has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 6,713 employees were hired. Michigan peaked in 2018 with 18,271 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 12,851 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Michigan From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chile 4 $92,571 50.00%
New Zealand 3 $48,501 42.86%
Norway 3 $66,139 42.86%
Senegal 3 $65,977 42.86%
Lithuania 3 $55,834 42.86%
Palestine 3 $69,243 42.86%
Nicaragua 3 $31,422 42.86%
Cameroon 3 $73,327 42.86%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 3 $81,966 42.86%
Tunisia 3 $83,102 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 4,485 $63,070 79.96%
General Motors Company 4,021 $85,303 89.10%
University Of Michigan 3,790 $53,147 91.90%
Ford Motor Company 3,179 $84,890 97.61%
Htc Global Services Inc 2,067 $62,932 93.07%
Systems Technology Group Inc 2,055 $82,051 95.85%
Accenture Llp 1,963 $72,003 98.74%
Wipro Limited 1,757 $65,965 90.89%
Infosys Limited 1,753 $69,399 93.64%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 1,610 $84,105 91.58%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Reliable Software Resources Inc 564 $91,279 34.47%
Systems Technology Group Inc Stg 398 $98,914 29.03%
Compuware Corporation 390 $76,506 42.62%
Fca Us Llc 326 $91,848 45.15%
Epitec Inc 304 $84,485 45.51%
Trw Automotive Inc 248 $83,466 42.25%
Engineering Technology Associates Inc 228 $78,187 40.43%
Kyyba Inc 182 $89,000 33.58%
Robert Bosch Llc 179 $95,654 44.97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan 162 $85,100 41.12%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 55 $33,080 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 54 $30,161 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 53 $29,838 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 51 $29,230 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 42 $32,564 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 38 $31,921 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 35 $29,927 100.00%
Apiculture 20 $28,557 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 19 $29,906 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 17 $29,914 100.00%

Michigan Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Michigan to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Michigan over all years is $74,073. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage